The Risk of Acute Kidney Injury and Its Impact on 30-Day and Long-Term Mortality after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Background. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is widely used in high risk patients (pts) with aortic stenosis. Underlying chronic kidney disease implicates a high risk of postprocedural acute kidney injury (AKI). We analyzed its occurrence, impact on hospital stay, and mortality. Metho...

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Main Authors: Gebauer, Katrin, Diller, Gerhard-Paul, Kaleschke, Gerrit, Kerckhoff, Gregor, Malyar, Nasser, Meyborg, Matthias, Reinecke, Holger, Baumgartner, Helmut
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3541560/